Wimbledon 2022 LIVE: Jannik Sinner beats Carlos Alcaraz: In a battle between two NextGenATP prodigies, it was Jannik Sinner who found his groove on the grass on Sunday afternoon at Wimbledon. The Italian produced a high-quality all-around performance to secure a 6-1, 6-4, 6-7(8), 6-3 fourth-round win against Carlos Alcaraz at the grass-court major. Follow Wimbledon 2022 LIVE updates & Check TODAY in Wimbledon with InsideSport.IN
Wimbledon 2022 LIVE: Jannik Sinner enters his maiden Wimbledon quarterfinal, defeats Carlos Alcaraz in four sets in fourth round
Sinner wins the battle of youth.@janniksin becomes the youngest man to reach the quarter-finals at The Championships since 2014#Wimbledon | #CentreCourt100 pic.twitter.com/ProofLIX6u
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Despite Alcaraz finding some rhythm to save two match points and clinch the third-set tie-break, it was not enough to hold off an accomplished display from Sinner, who had not won a tour-level match on grass prior to his first-round win over Stan Wawrinka.
“Carlos is a very tough opponent and a very nice person, so it is always a huge pleasure for me to play against him,” said Sinner in his on-court interview. “Today with such a great crowd and a special day today, 100 years [of Centre Court]. It’s just amazing.”
The match took place just hours after a celebration of 100 years of Centre Court that featured past champions including Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Bjorn Borg, Billie Jean King and Rod Laver. The 19-year-old Alcaraz and 20-year-old Sinner, both five-time ATP Tour titlists at a tender age, wasted no time demonstrating that the future of the sport is also bright with a high-octane clash at SW19.
Forza, Jannik 🇮🇹@janniksin is a quarter-finalist at Wimbledon, defeating Carlos Alcaraz 6-1, 6-4, 6-7(8), 6-3 on Centre Court#Wimbledon | #CentreCourt100 pic.twitter.com/wJXdiOPGPG
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 3, 2022
The 10th-seeded Sinner showcased some relentless ballstriking in his three-hour, 35-minute victory. He read the Alcaraz serve to great effect, frequently finding blistering returns to heap pressure on the Spaniard’s delivery. Four breaks of the Alcaraz serve combined with a solid serving display proved enough for Sinner to level his ATP Head2Head series with the 19-year-old at 1-1.
”It’s tough when you have match point, and you still have to play [on],” said Sinner. “I tried my best, it is just part of the game, part of tennis, and obviously I am very happy how I reacted, because in the first [game] I was struggling. I am very happy to be in the next round and hopefully I can play some good tennis [then too].”
Sinner will face top seed Novak Djokovic or wild card Tim van Rijthoven in his maiden quarter-final at the All England Lawn Tennis Club.
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